CVE-2016-8462 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability in the bootloader could enable a local attacker to access data outside of its permission level. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to access sensitive data. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-32510383.

Published: 2017-01-12

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Google Inc.

Android

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9310	An information disclosure vulnerability in the bootloader could enable a local attacker to access data outside of its permission level. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to access sensitive data. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-32510383.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00061.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95237
https://github.com/CunningLogic/PixelDump_CVE-2016-8462
https://securityresear.ch/2017/01/04/fastboot-oem-sha1sum/
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2017-01-12T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:20:31.338Z

Reserved: 2016-10-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8462

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-01-12T20:59:01.547

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-8462

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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